Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 8/05/22
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.773473; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.148109; American Dollar to Euro = 1.017834; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.007442; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.048878.
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